Top 5 cards for 2016

Hi Everyone,
For my last post for 2016, I thought I would share 5 of my favourite cards. I have again had a fun year with construction card with stencils and glitter.

                                                                        January

                                                                         March

                                                                                   May

                                                                                 
                                                                             September
                            

                                                                    November

I would like to wish everyone a Happy and safe new year.
Cheers
Maryann

Have yourself a very Merry Christmas

Hi Everyone,
Today I am sharing my top 5 Christmas cards that I have made this year.

                                                                         Naughty or Nice

                                                                         Beneath the stars

                                                                           Let it snow

Gingerbread Day

Singing Penguins

I would like to wish everyone a very Happy and Safe Christmas this year and hope you have the chance to spend it with your loved ones.
Cheers
Maryann

Holiday Wishes

I still had some leftover paper from yesterday's card and another set from Art Impressions, the Penguin Stackers. 

Thanks for looking
Cheers
Maryann

Christmas Cheer

I just finished a couple of more Christmas cards, today's card  was made with the Reindeer Stackers set from Art Impressions.

Thanks for looking
Cheers
Maryann

Caroling Penguins

I was doing some on line shopping for Christmas presents last month and I came across this cute set, caroling penguins from North Coast Creations, they are just so cute and stamp up beautifully with my misti.

I have used the stitched squares from Elizabeth Craft Designs to create mats to show case these penguins.

Thanks for looking

Cheers

Maryann

Holding you close

Today's card is what I am calling a z fold card, I am sure there are other names out there as I have noticed this shaped card on many blogs. I thought it was perfect for this Art Impressions set, although you have a front and back image for spinner card, I chose just to use the front along with the sentiment for this card.

The card folds flat for posting.

Thanks for looking

Cheers

Maryann

Let it snow

My card today is a Christmas card using Stampendous stamp set featuring the snow globe and snowman and and Anita Frame die from Elizabeth Craft Designs 

Inside I have used the Anita Frames Pop up designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs 
Peel off stickers create a border on the edge of the designer paper and all the small dies come is the Anita die set. I have also added some more stampendous images.

Thanks for looking

Cheers

Maryann

Christmas Pudding

Welcome to the final challenge for 2016 with the team on Crazy 4 challenges as we take a break to spend time with our families.

 

Our challenge is an easy one this week to end the year,. this week select your favorite ‘crazy’ sketch from this year to create your card.

I have used the C4C323 sketch for my challenge, I have used
 Joset Designs -Christmas Pudding  for the front and inside Karen Burniston designs   - Merry Christmas pop up & Katie Label sold by Elizabeth Craft Designs 


Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

Frances Byrne
Anja de Regt
Barbara Anders
Jessie Rone
Joanne Grzelak
Karen Aicken
Raquel Mason
Rebecca Endie
 Cas Counsell
Tammy Hershberger
Maryann Einam- Thats me


Thanks for looking
Cheers
Maryann

Gingerbread Decoration day

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to another challenge day with the team from CCEE Stampers, this will be our last challenge for 2016 as we take the time to spend it with our families.

I hope that you have enjoyed joining us in the challenges and will come back on January 5 next year.

According to the Days of the Year web site, the 10th December is Gingerbread Decoration day and the 12th December is Gingerbread House day. So for our challenge this week let's include something gingerbread related on our cards.

When I found this cute designer paper in my supplies, I knew I just had to create a gingerbread house. My dies are from Elizabeth Craft Designs  designed by Karen Burniston, The large gingerbread people were fussy cut out of the designer paper.

Supplies:
Karen Bruniston designs  -House Pivot - Holiday House - Outdoor edges - All Seasons Tree - Beach Edges
Micro fine glitter
Sentiment - Penny Black, MFT Fishtail die

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers have created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs.

Anne Harmon
Joanne Grzelak
Liz Williams
Lois Bak
Lynn McAuley
Frances Byrne
Vicky Gould

Thanks for looking
Cheers
Maryann

Beneath the Stars

Welcome to another challenge with the team on Crazy 4 Challenges, this month our hostess is Frances Byrne

Star -  Stars decorate our Christmas trees and also helped show where Jesus was laying in his Manger all those many years ago. So for our challenge this week we are using the word 'STAR" - incorporate something starting with each of the letters in the word.


My items are S - Sleigh, Snowflakes, Santa; T - Trees A- Accordion R - Reindeer

Today's card is another panel accordion card using the twisted circle die designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs

The front has some more dies designed by Karen also.

Supplies;
Karen Bruniston designs 
Outdoor edges
Rudy the Reindeer
Sleigh gift card holder
Evergreen Pivot 
Stampendous Stamps

It is fabulous the way the accordion folds flat for postage.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

Frances Byrne
Anja de Regt
Barbara Anders
Jessie Rone
Joanne Grzelak
Karen Aicken
Raquel Mason
Rebecca Endie
 Cas Counsell
Tammy Hershberger
Maryann Einam- Thats me


Thanks for looking
Cheers
Maryann

CCEE1648 Red Apple

Hi everyone,

Welcome to another week of challenges.

Today is Eat a Red Apple Day, so in the spirit of Christmas let's create something that includes the color Red.

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers have created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs.

Anne Harmon
Joanne Grzelak
Liz Williams
Lois Bak
Lynn McAuley
Frances Byrne
Vicky Gould

Thanks for looking
Cheers
Maryann

Eat Cake & be Merry

Hello Everyone,

It is time to join the Crazies on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog, this weeks challenge is my last as hostess. I would like to thank Liz for being our guest hostess.

According to the days of the year calendar today is cake day, please add some cake to your card.

My Card is made using Penny Black Images on the front and Karen Burniston designs - Cake pop up - Katie Label dies to created the center of the card.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

Frances Byrne
Anja de Regt
Barbara Anders
Jessie Rone
Joanne Grzelak
Karen Aicken
Vicki Burdick
Raquel Mason
Rebecca Endie
 Cas Counsell
Tammy Hershberger
Maryann Einam- Thats me
November Guest Designer Liz Williams

Thanks for looking
Cheers
Maryann

The fabric of life

Today is the last challenge for hostess Frances on the CCEE stampers blog.

Sunday 27th November is Pins and Needles Day which commemorates the opening of a historical Broadway Play called Pins and Needles in 1937.

This week let's create cards with a sewing theme, using either stamps, dies,  papers, buttons, pins, needles or any combination of the above.

 For my card I have used the Lots of pops die, designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs .
Designer paper in a sewing theme, Mo Manning stamps by Penny Black, buttons, twine, ribbon.

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers have created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs.

Anne Harmon
Joanne Grzelak
Liz Williams
Lois Bak
Lynn McAuley
Frances Byrne
Vicky Gould

Thanks for looking
Cheers
Maryann

Cute Baby Girl

Hi Everyone,

It is the time for the sketch Challenge on Crazy 4 Challenges. When I first designed the sketch I was thinking of a floral theme, but I needed to build up my supplies of baby cards, so this is what I came up with.

The front is just made up with designer paper and die cut cuts.

I am still having fun creating the twisted panel card with twisted circle pop up die, designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs 

 Just some more designer paper, die cuts and a few stamps and the card is complete.

I love the way everything just folds down for postage.

Supplies

Elizabeth Craft Designs  - Stitched oval , Fitted oval 

Karen Bruniston designs  - Twist circle pop up  , Accordion Rectangle (speech bubble),  Lots of pops (baby banner) Stamps - Baby

Pre-made die cuts

Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

Frances Byrne
Anja de Regt
Barbara Anders
Jessie Rone
Joanne Grzelak
Karen Aicken
Vicki Burdick
Raquel Mason
Rebecca Endie
 Cas Counsell
Tammy Hershberger
Maryann Einam- Thats me
November Guest Designer Liz Williams

Thanks for looking
Cheers
Maryann

Party Bears

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to another fun challenge with hostess Frances and the CCEE stampers team.

Yesterday 16th November was " Have a Party with Your Bear Day". So to celebrate, lets's feature bears on your cards this week

This was a perfect challenge to use my Stampendous bears from the woodland friends set. The bear head and body comes as two separate stamps, after fussy cutting them I have angled the heads for some added expression.
The pop up platform for the centre of the card was made with the Lots of pops die designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs .   The party hats were made with the Props 2 die set. I have just used the designer paper for the front of the card as the main focal point is in the middle.

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers have created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs.

Anne Harmon
Joanne Grzelak
Liz Williams
Lois Bak
Lynn McAuley
Frances Byrne

Vicky Gould

Thanks for looking

Cheers

Maryann

Twisted Panel Baby Card

Today I am sharing with you the card that I made for the FGM challenge, I get together with a couple of friends each month and we challenge ourselves to use certain stamps/ dies.

This month we are following the latest craze the Twisted Panel card, there are various methods on how to made this card, but we are making it with the Twist circle pop up designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs 

For my background I have used some baby designer paper, on the panel I have used the Baby Charms, Accordion Rectangle, Stamps Baby

On the front of the card I have the banners from the Anita Frames Pop up and the Labels & Circles die along with the stamps. It is so clever the way this folds down you can see how we received our inspiration for this challenge with Karen's tutorial here.

Thanks for looking
Cheers
Maryann

Winter friends tag

 Today I am just share the tag a made awhile ago with the Stampendous Winter friends set and the Tags  & more 2 Deco from Elizabeth Craft Designs 

Supplies
Elizabeth Craft Designs 
Tags  & more 2 Deco
Merry Christmas stand up helper
Stamps Taylored Expressions
 Stampendous Winter friends set

Thanks for looking
Cheers
Maryann

Stitches & Threads

Welcome to another week's challenge with the Crazies on the Crazy 4 Challenges team.

Stitches and thread add some for of sewing to your card. This could include machine stitching, faux stitching, dies that have stitches, sewing related stamps, dies, papers, buttons, threads, string etc.

I have use the Stitched rectangle from Elizabeth Craft Design  an old wood mount house mouse stamp originally from Stampa Rosa, possibly still available at Stampendous in a clear cling, buttons and threads.

 Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

Frances Byrne
Anja de Regt
Barbara Anders
Jessie Rone
Joanne Grzelak
Karen Aicken
Vicki Burdick
Raquel Mason
Rebecca Endie
 Cas Counsell
Tammy Hershberger
Maryann Einam- Thats me
November Guest Designer Liz Williams

Thanks for Looking
Cheers
Maryann

Strawberry Medallion

Welcome to another challenge with the CCEE stampers team, here is Frances's challenge.

Tomorrow 11th November is Origami Day, lets include something origami on our cards. It could be a folded shirt, dress, crane, a folded box whatever you like.

For my origami component, I searched though my stamp collection and found this teabag folding stamp that I used to create this medallion. It looks like I am still in the the summer fruit mode from my last challenge.

I used  the stitched squares from  Elizabeth Craft Designs     two large ones for the base and one for the back of the medallion. I then attached base part of the the Hanging Charm pull tab designed by Karen Burniston and the Medallion to the top part, added a ribbon so that you can pull the tab to reveal the stampendous sentiment. I also added the heartfelt creations girl to fill the space on the side.

Because the card will be up for display it has just a base card, which you can write your sentiment on the back.The card then folds flat for postage.

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers have created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs.

Anne Harmon
Joanne Grzelak
Liz Williams
Lois Bak
Lynn McAuley
Frances Byrne
Vicky Gould

Thanks for Looking

Cheers

Maryann

Sweet Strawberries

Hi Everyone,

It's time to join the Crazies of Crazy 4 Challenges blog and this month I am the hostess.

I would like to welcome guest hostess Liz Williams for this months challenges.

My challenge is

Who can resist fresh fruit in season, for me it's strawberries, so add some form of fruit to your card. Think of stamps, dies, papers or colours.

For the front of this card I have used this beautiful Penny Black stamp designed by Mo Manning. It is framed with Elizabeth Craft designs stitched oval.
For the last few months a couple I have been working with the Twist circle pop up  designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs.   You can watch Karen's video on how to use this die  here .

Previously I have used this as a landscape design but I wanted to use this designer paper with the layering design. In the portrait layout you can see part of the arm when you open the card after I attached my decorated circle, to hide it I attached an extra strawberry and it just folds under the circle when I close the card. 

I have used Joset's strawberries die, shaped and coloured them with distress inks. When the card is fully opened the circle with the strawberries lies flat, I hope that you can get the idea without a video, it is a fun interactive card.

Here is a close up of the pop up strawberries.

Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs - Stitched oval

Karen Bruniston designs  - Twist circle pop up

 Joset Designs - Strawberries

Tim Holtz distressed inks bundled sage & Candied apple

Penny Black stamp Sweet day

DCWV designer paper, copic pens

Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

Frances Byrne
Anja de Regt
Barbara Anders
Jessie Rone
Joanne Grzelak
Karen Aicken
Vicki Burdick
Raquel Mason
Rebecca Endie
 Cas Counsell
Tammy Hershberger
Maryann Einam- Thats me
November Guest Designer Liz Williams

Thanks for looking
Cheers
Maryann

Naughty or Nice

Hi everyone,

It's challenge time on CCEE Stampers blog and this months hostess Frances has some fun challenges for us.

The 2nd of November was Wobbly Wednesday, this day is to bring awareness to a condition called Nystagmus, a non-stop and uncontrolled movement of the eyes, symptomatic of problems with the visual system of the brain and body.

For my card I have use the Rectangle pull card die, designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs. This is a fun way to use the front and back stamps for an interactive card.

Here is a close up of the wobble action.

Supplies:

Karen Bruniston designs  - Rectangle Pull Card

Elizabeth Craft Designs  Embossing folder - Petal Power

Art Impressions Santa shaker and wobble action

Stampendous sentiment  

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers have created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs.

Anne Harmon
Joanne Grzelak
Liz Williams
Lois Bak
Lynn McAuley
Frances Byrne
Vicky Gould

Thanks for Looking
Cheers
Maryann